NISSAN · NISSAN NV400 · Cars
As of 2025 Q4, 59 NISSAN NV400s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 66 in 2021 Q3 — only 89% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 7 cars. They're disappearing at roughly 2 a year (3.4% of what's left), a pace that would halve the survivors by around 2045 if it held — though in practice the last, most-cherished examples tend to linger far longer. In all, the NISSAN NV400 is rarer than 64% of the 2,408 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2025's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 59 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 64% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 2 a year (3.4% of survivors). At that pace roughly 50 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2045.
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As of 2025 Q4, 59 NISSAN NV400 were still registered in the UK — 55 licensed and on the road, plus 4 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The NISSAN NV400 is genuinely rare, with only 59 left, making it rarer than 64% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of NISSAN NV400 on UK roads fell by 1 (1.7%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 50 would remain in 5 years.
Most NISSAN NV400 run on diesel — about 100% of those still registered.
The NISSAN NV400 peaked at 66 registered in 2021 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.